A popular water feature in a Northumberland park is off again due to another fault.

Disappointed families celebrated when the water feature in Blyth’s Ridley Park was fixed last month after being out of action at the start of the summer.

But now the feature has broken once again leaving youngsters without a spot to cool off with friends in the sunny weather.

The water feature was off on Monday and the council said on their website this was due to a faulty part in the chemical dosing system.

The council said a contractor would be on site on Monday to try and repair it and hoped to have it up and running again in 24 hours.

Councillor Eileen Cartie and Councillor Ian Swithenbank at launch of the reopened water feature in Ridley Park, Blyth

But a statement on the Northumberland County Council website on Tuesday said: “The water feature will remain out of action today whilst we have the fault assessed by an engineer. An update will be provided tomorrow morning as soon as we know the outcome. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience, we are doing all we can to ensure it is back in action as quickly as possible.”

It is the latest in a series of faults with the feature, after it broke down on a number of occasions in July and August last year.

Public demand for the feature is high, especially during the summer months and many residents have condemned the council for failing to find a permanent solution to the problem.